We and our trusted partners use technology such as cookies on our site to personalize content and ads, provide social media features, and analyze our traffic. You can read more about it and change your preferences here.

The Way This Artist Explained Bisexuality In A Simple Comic Went Viral, But Not Everyone Agrees

Self-described “nonbinary, very queer cartoonist” Kori Michele Handwerker works from Brunswick, Maine, focusing on gender, sexuality, and personal identity. As of 2017, a strip by the artist called “Let’s Talk About Bisexuality!” has been gathering not only views but comments, too. Some people have found the content controversial, and it has sparked a discussion among viewers since its release.

Show Full Text

Currently, Kori is pursuing a Masters Degree in Cartooning at the Center for Cartoon Studies in Vermont. The artist is simultaneously self-publishing journal comics, screenprinted zines, and erotic adult comics as well as organizing collaborative fanzines and undertaking freelance projects. Scroll down to read Kori’s comic and let us know what you think about it in the comments.

I second that, its only a step away from saying that because you wouldn't sleep with someone of your own gender you are homophobic. That whole comic didn't clear anything up for me, it just confused the crap out of me. I'd never even heard of nonbinary before!!! It just sounds like a ridiculous concept to me.

I have always been member of the 'non-binary' and it feels ridiculous also for me. :D I just have never felt that I am male or female. I have a female body but I have never felt to be feminine or maculine. So I am not trans because I have never felt that I am a man or a woman. Couple of years ago I learned that I should call myself 'genderqueer' and I have used that at some websites. For other people I am just another woman who wears gender-neutral clothes and does not wear make-up. And that is fine. I also call myself bisexual because when I was younger I noticed that people who called themselves pansexuals were usually those people who only dated trans people. Nowadays pansexual is just same thing as bisexual.

Add on: I realise that might sound rather negative or phobic of some description (choose your own prefix), I'm all for love who you want to love, be who you want to be. But saying you are neither, that is what seems dumb to me, it sounds like someone who just wants to make trouble.

I agree with you totally. The largest single category of men out there is men who are biologically born men who are sexually attracted only to women who are born women and vice-versa. This is probably at least 85% of the population to call these people bigoted is bigoted.

Seconded. Furthermore, sexual orientations form based on biological sex, not gender. As in if a male person presents as feminine that won't make people attracted to females, like straight men and lesbians, attracted to them. Same goes for females presenting as masculine.

I disagree that sexual orientations form based on biological sex and not gender, as there still ARE people who consider themselves gay but are into trans men or straight but are into trans women. It's just that sexual orientation is more of a spectrum than a binary so people are attracted to different qualities of people to varying degrees.

I second that as well. This is complete insanity! If I'm straight and I refuse to sleep with a homosexual then I am automatically labeled homophobic? So to be politically correct I have to force myself to become gay? I'm just waiting for that asteroid to come clean up this mess. Our species just doesn't have a chance. I hope this is just temporary insanity.

If I say I won't sleep with a black person does that making racist? YES, yes it does.
If I say I won't sleep with trans people before meeting any, (prejudice) does that make me trans phobic? Yes, it does.

I second that, its only a step away from saying that because you wouldn't sleep with someone of your own gender you are homophobic. That whole comic didn't clear anything up for me, it just confused the crap out of me. I'd never even heard of nonbinary before!!! It just sounds like a ridiculous concept to me.

I have always been member of the 'non-binary' and it feels ridiculous also for me. :D I just have never felt that I am male or female. I have a female body but I have never felt to be feminine or maculine. So I am not trans because I have never felt that I am a man or a woman. Couple of years ago I learned that I should call myself 'genderqueer' and I have used that at some websites. For other people I am just another woman who wears gender-neutral clothes and does not wear make-up. And that is fine. I also call myself bisexual because when I was younger I noticed that people who called themselves pansexuals were usually those people who only dated trans people. Nowadays pansexual is just same thing as bisexual.

Add on: I realise that might sound rather negative or phobic of some description (choose your own prefix), I'm all for love who you want to love, be who you want to be. But saying you are neither, that is what seems dumb to me, it sounds like someone who just wants to make trouble.

I agree with you totally. The largest single category of men out there is men who are biologically born men who are sexually attracted only to women who are born women and vice-versa. This is probably at least 85% of the population to call these people bigoted is bigoted.

Seconded. Furthermore, sexual orientations form based on biological sex, not gender. As in if a male person presents as feminine that won't make people attracted to females, like straight men and lesbians, attracted to them. Same goes for females presenting as masculine.

I disagree that sexual orientations form based on biological sex and not gender, as there still ARE people who consider themselves gay but are into trans men or straight but are into trans women. It's just that sexual orientation is more of a spectrum than a binary so people are attracted to different qualities of people to varying degrees.

I second that as well. This is complete insanity! If I'm straight and I refuse to sleep with a homosexual then I am automatically labeled homophobic? So to be politically correct I have to force myself to become gay? I'm just waiting for that asteroid to come clean up this mess. Our species just doesn't have a chance. I hope this is just temporary insanity.

If I say I won't sleep with a black person does that making racist? YES, yes it does.
If I say I won't sleep with trans people before meeting any, (prejudice) does that make me trans phobic? Yes, it does.